The Hippopotamus
A beast of a comedy.
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DVD Details
- Rated: Unrated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 29 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: August 1, 2017
- Originally Released: 2017
- Label: Lightyear Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Roger Allam, Fiona Shaw & Matthew Modine | |
Performer: | Russell Tovey | |
Directed by | John Jencks | |
Original story by | Stephen Fry | |
Director of Photography: | Angus Hudson |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2/5 --
A towering, at times monumentally good central performance from the character actor Roger Allam stands at the heart of The Hippopotamus, but it is entirely alone.
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Times (UK)
The rest of the supporting characters are little more than targets of Wallace's diatribes. That's not to say that the A plot lacks appeal. But Wallace is, without a doubt, the star of the show.
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Hammer Film Reviews
Rating: 3/5 --
Brought to the silver screen by director John Jencks, the flavour and indelible, idiosyncratic tone of the author is imbued in this faithful adaptation.
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HeyUGuys
Rating: 3/5 --
An old-fashioned romp through the eccentricities of the upper classes, it's a fun mystery with a nicely filthy mind.
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Total Film
Rating: 3/5 --
It's still a pleasure, and often a joy, to watch the star measuring out and savouring Fry's rich wordplay like fingers of scotch.
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Guardian
Rating: 4/5 --
Director John Jencks does a great job highlighting the cognitive dissonance resulting from the human race's uneasy blend of practicality and credulity. And Roger Allam is terrific as the self-loathing Ted Wallace, drunk poet turned drunk sleuth.
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Caution Spoilers
Rating: 3/5 --
This British satirical comedy may be a bit of a mess, but since it's based on a Stephen Fry novel, the snappy wit in the dialogue zings with his specific brand of intelligent humour.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 71,320
- UPC: 085365649828
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
- International Shipping: 1 item
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